Max Cap Room
$5.7 million Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception

Potential Free Agents​​

• Dario Saric ($5.4 million player option, Non-Bird Rights, Unrestricted)

• Russell Westbrook ($3.5 million player option, Non-Bird Rights, Unrestricted)

• Vlatko Cancar ($2.3 million cap hold, Full Bird Rights, Unrestricted)

• De'Andre Jordan ($2.3 million cap hold, Full Bird Rights, Unrestricted)

Summary
If Saric and Westbrook opt in or re-sign, the Nuggets will likely not even have enough room below the second apron to use the Taxpayer MLE, and would only have minimum contracts available to sign free agents.

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If either of those opt out and leave, it's possible that the Nuggets could have just enough room below the 2nd apron to use the Taxpayer MLE.

Potential Free Agency Targets
Shooting:

• Luke Kennard

• Sam Merrill

• Tim Hardaway, Jr.

Depth / Perimeter defense:

• Gary Payton II

• Eric Gordon

• Damion Lee

Rim protection / Backup center: 

• Moe Wagner

• Andre Drummond

• Mason Plumlee